Even the most mundane of jobs on a car these days requires a much wider selection of screwdrivers to tackle the hex, torx and spline heads now used.

Bit sets, which cater for most of these fasteners, are a great way of keeping your toolkit up-to-date. but choosing the right one can be confusing, because makers have widely differing ideas on what their sets should contain.

So which brand has got it right? We took 10 top offerings into the workshop to find out which is best.

The test

The key here was the range, as it's vital all the common automotive designs and sizes are covered.